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SENTENCES Volume III will feature prose & poetry by the inmates of the Garner Correctional Institution, a maximum-security prison in Newtown, CT. For 3 years editor Chris Belden has observed these hardened criminals change & grow as a result of education, self-discipline, & creativity. Virtually all studies show that recidivism rates decrease dramatically the more inmates are exposed to educational opportunities. Please support this important project. All donations go toward the printing & distribution of SENTENCES. 

Here's a poem by Dwayne:

What Happens When You Go to Jail? 

Do you dream that you was free? 

When your door pops 

you open your eyes to reality. 

You sit at the table 

to eat from a five-slot dish 

filled with fried fish 

and grits, what a wish. 

Do you go to the gym to ball 

or just stay in your cell

to look at the wall, 

hoping this one day would end 

so I can put down this pen.